Another First Line Grabber!

I promised you another FIRST LINE GRABBER, and here it is!

HERE ARE THE RULES:

1. Use the WEB FORM to submit ONLY THE FIRST SENTENCE of your novel.  ONLY COMPLETED NOVELS, PLEASE. Make sure your work is carefully proofread before submitting.
2. All genres except erotica will be accepted.
3. The submission window will be open from NOON to 5:00 PM EDT on Tuesday, August 7. This will be a lottery!  When the submission window closes, the bot will choose 30 winners.
4. These 30 entries will be posted on WEDNESDAY MORNING.  
5. As soon as the entries are posted, readers may vote YES (for hooked) or NO (for not hooked) and leave feedback ACCORDING TO THE SPECIFIC RULES BELOW.
6. The 15 entries that received the most YES comments will be invited to submit their FIRST THREE SENTENCES for round two

HERE ARE THE RULES FOR CRITIQUE:

• Each comment must begin with YES or NO, followed by a brief explanation of WHY you were either hooked (YES) or not hooked (NO).
• YES or NO comments without an explanation behind them WILL BE DISCOUNTED.
• Only ONE comment per reader per entry! Multiple comments by the same person on the same entry will be ignored.
• NO ANONYMOUS COMMENTS!  Please use your regular screen name or Blogger account (if you have one).

And, honestly?  I've got this blog set up to accept ALL comments from EVERYONE.  It should never be an issue for you to simply choose the NAME/URL choice on the comment form, and type in your screen name (the URL isn't necessary).  Please make sure you understand how the Blogger comment box works prior to the start of this critique contest.

Finally:  YES, you may enter today even if you're planning to enter the Secret Agent Contest on Monday.  The First Line Grabber is vastly different from the Secret Agent Contest, and I don't want to get anal retentive about it.  So, yes yes yes, do enter.

Please post your questions below.